Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Franklin Roosevelt, Esq., signs the Second Revenue Act of 1940,

  • Raising the top corporate income (profit) tax from 33 to 35%, on amounts over 25,000 “dollars”, and
  • Re-establishing the “excess profits” tax ranging from 25% to 50% on amounts over 500,000 “dollars.”

       Question: How does one define how much profit is “excessive?”

       NOTE: As an attorney (Officer of the Court) Roosevelt was ineligible to serve in two branches of government at the same time, according to Article I, Section 6 [Clause 2].

       [added 7/24/2022] Thanks to Bill Holmes for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

11/10/1940                   11/14/1940                    9/20/1941

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, s.V. “NewDeal,” 753.

Second Revenue Act of 1940 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Revenue_Act_of_1940

The New Deal
www.uri.edu/artsci/newecn/Classes/Art/INT1/Mac/1930s/new_deal.htm

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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